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   Is Middle-earth based on a true story?

   • Tolkien admits in his published collection of letters that Middle-earth is intended to directly mirror Earth's approximate geography, with most major locations in the story representing a country or continent in the real world, both in terms of placement on the map and recognizable qualities. The Shire, for instance, is Tolkien's home of England.

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   Is Lord of the Rings based on a true story?

   • The world of The Lord of the Rings may feel as detached from reality as fiction can possibly get, but so much of Tolkien's Middle-earth is inspired by or based on real-world cultures, locations and experiences.

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   Is the Tolkien movie based on a true story?

   • This is mostly accurate. The Tolkien movie true story confirms that this scene is based on a real-life incident. Tolkien and Edith did toss sugar cubes into people's hats. However, in real life, they sat on a balcony at the teahouse and tossed the cubes into the hats of people walking by on the pavement down below.

   Fact-Checking Tolkien: Movie vs. the True Story of J.R.R. Tolkien

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   Is the ring of power based on a true story?

   • Amazon's new series The Rings of Power is a prequel set thousands of years before the events in Tolkien's novel (Credit: Amazon Studios) It's sometimes assumed that Tolkien was inspired by the most famous ring in opera, Wagner's Ring of the Nibelungs.

   The surprising ancient roots of The Lord of the Rings - BBC

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   Who wrote 'Lord of the Rings'?

   • Hobbits, Elves, and Wizards: Exploring the Wonders and Worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 18. ISBN 1-4039-6025-9. ^ Resnick, Henry (1967). "An Interview with Tolkien". Niekas: 37–47. ^ Nelson, Dale (2013) . "Literary Influences, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries". In Drout, Michael D. C. (ed.).

   The Lord of the Rings - Wikipedia

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   Will there be a 'Lord of the Rings' prequel?

   • Despite being set thousands of years before the novel itself, Amazon Studios' new prequel to The Lord of the Rings promises to contain many of the ingredients beloved by Tolkien fans.

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   May 8, 2019 · We examine the facts vs. fiction in the Tolkien movie by comparing the true story of Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien to the film.

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   FANS: The Lord of the Rings is based on World War II TOLKIEN: You believe that? Wellm suit yourself, but I didn't use WWII as inspiration. Besides, if he did base LotR on WW2, the Northmen would be the villains. Jus sayin'.

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   Aug 24, 2022 · Amazon Studios' new prequel The Rings of Power highlights the many varied and ancient sources that JRR Tolkien brought together to create his iconic work, writes Hephzibah Anderson.

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   J.R.R. Tolkien Reveals TRUE Meaning Of 'The Lord Of The Rings' In Unearthed Audio Recording Over 20 years ago, a lost recording of J.R.R. Tolkien was discovered in a basement in Rotterdam, but the man who found it kept this important reel-to-reel tape hidden away.

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   Tolkien presents The Lord of the Rings within a fictional frame story where he is not the original author, but merely the translator of part of an ancient document, the Red Book of Westmarch. [7] That book is modelled on the real Red Book of Hergest , which similarly presents an older mythology.

   • Author: J. R. R. Tolkien

   • Publish Year: 1954

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   Nov 28, 2019 · The world of The Lord of the Rings may feel as detached from reality as fiction can possibly get, but so much of Tolkien's Middle-earth is inspired by or based on real-world cultures, locations and experiences. Beginning with the release of The Hobbit in 1937, the history and composition of Middle-earth was then developed exponentially in The ...

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   Aug 28, 2022 · No, ‘The Lord of the Rings’ is not based on a true story. It is a fantastical tale about elves, dwarves, and dragons concocted by J.R.R. Tolkien. It is clear that the events in his stories are not historical in nature and, so, are not based on any true events.